Professor Geochronology/Volcanology/Igneous Geochemistry
WiscAr Geochronology Laboratory
Introduction to Radioisotopic Dating (tutorial)
The 40Ar/39Ar method (tutorial)
Email: bsinger@geology.wisc.edu. Office: 387 Weeks Hall. tel: 608 265 8650
Singer CV | NSF Rhyolite Dynamics Southern Andes
NSF EarthCube Geochronology Workshop Executive Summary. Madison Oct. 2013
My research uses high-precision geochronology to resolve fundamental geoscientific problems, mainly in three areas: (1) linking the long-term evolution of volcanoes to current states of activity and unrest, (2) the history of the earth’s magnetic field and geodynamo, and (3) chronostratigraphy and evolution of sedimentary basins. The WiscAr Geochronology Laboratory is sought out by researchers and students both within our Department and from outside of the University of Wisconsin-Madison to address volcanic, igneous, tectonic, and sedimentary processes.
Teaching
Geoscience 140: Natural Disasters and Hazards
Geoscience 610: Geochronology, Timescales, & Rates of Geological Processes
Geoscience 771: Igneous Petrology for graduate students
Geoscience 370: Introductory Petrology
Geoscience 875, Graduate Research Seminars on igneous processes
Current Students & Postdocs
Allen Schaen (postdoc, geochronology, petrology, cyberchronology)
Jacob Klug (PhD, volcanology, igneous processes)
Emily Mixon (PhD, volcanology, igneous processes)
Benjamin Bruck (PhD, geochronology, chronostratigraphy)